Roast How did Hardwick get it so wrong?

[This Is Anfield]

Yeah not wrong.
There will always, always be great big men.

Absolutely...

 

[RunningBounce]

we have the edge.

Completely agree. For the first time in my adult life, we are playing our own game. And the opposition don't know what to do with it. They're sending a tagger to our fullback most weeks, FFS.

 

[Noel Mugavin]

Go Kiwi. I believe there is some oxygen theft occurring. I will call Sgt Plod.

 

[TigerImposter]

Go Kiwi. I believe there is some oxygen theft occurring. I will call Sgt Plod.

Just call Constable Dunne.

 

[zacaxel1975]

No, no, no. Hansen makes terrible decisions. FFS, he can't get a game at his current club.

He can't stay on the park. The only thing I can agree with is he can play back or fwd. Hansen NO.

Jesus, we just got rid of a Vickery type and HAnsen? I'll just go and take my cocktail of pills now shall i?

The only thing I want coming to Richmond from lolnorf is their salty tears.

 

[Ancient Tiger]

Not too stable down at the Gold Coast atm......

 

[shaky]

Just like you believe the article. Disturbing if so.

Sorry TI you lost me on believing the article? Not sure which article and what I'm believing?

Anyway, reading through the rest of the thread I think what I was getting at has been fully discussed and you have admitted you were baiting a bit with your comments.

 

[KiwiTiger]

Just call Constable Dunne.

Who's under Dunne?

Haere Ra

 

[SplintWhisky]

You're funnier when you talk about getting Deledio back in our premiership window.

The scary thing is i dont know when he is being serious and that is really concerning

 

[Not Important]

it is amazing how quickly things change when you are surrounded by top on-field and top off-field talent.

 

[Goldust]

Absolutely...
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I met him as a kid!

 

[Goldust]

Who's under Dunne?

Haere Ra

Jeff Dunne.
One game for the Tigers in 1984, its entirety spent collecting splinters in his a**e on the bench out at VFL Park against Fitzroy.
We salute you Mr Dunne.

 

[TigerImposter]

Jeff Dunne.
One game for the Tigers in 1984, its entirety spent collecting splinters in his a**e on the bench out at VFL Park against Fitzroy.
We salute you Mr Dunne.
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His one game for us at the bottom. Ironically he played his first game against us and his last statless game for us.
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/J/Jeff_Dunne.html

 

[TigerImposter]

Jeff Dunne.
One game for the Tigers in 1984, its entirety spent collecting splinters in his a**e on the bench out at VFL Park against Fitzroy.
We salute you Mr Dunne.
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I thought a bloke of your vintage Goldy you would've remembered Tom Dunne

http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/T/Tom_Dunne.html

 

[Goldust]

I thought a bloke of your vintage Goldy you would've remembered Tom Dunne

http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/T/Tom_Dunne.html

S**t bloke Tom Dunne. Did a David Bourke and Robin Nahas and left us to join the Shinboners.
But I guess we did get Darryl Sutton going the other way.

 

[Goldust]

His one game for us at the bottom. Ironically he played his first game against us and his last statless game for us.
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/J/Jeff_Dunne.html

I was there. I was ecstatic he joined us for the Aints. Was a pretty regular Victorian representative in the early 80s and I reckon he won at least two best and fairests with the Saints, who had a real handy top half dozen ('Joffa' Cunningham, Greg Burns, Trevor Barker, Grant Thomas and maybe Jeff Sarau) but little else.

 

[TigerImposter]

I was there. I was ecstatic he joined us for the Aints. Was a pretty regular Victorian representative in the early 80s and I reckon he won at least two best and fairests with the Saints, who had a real handy top half dozen ('Joffa' Cunningham, Greg Burns, Trevor Barker, Grant Thomas and maybe Jeff Sarau) but little else.

I can remember him especially the Scanlen card, but what happened to him ?

 

[Goldust]

I can remember him especially the Scanlen card, but what happened to him ?

Retired during '84. Went to Tassie ... I reckon East Devonport and then went into business. Only played 100 games, gone too soon.

 

[Rodney Dangerfield]

Always wore the long sleeves Jeff Dunne I reckon.

 

[TigerImposter]

Here are two sides of the stories on Balme with MA Rucci's recent article followed by the fof announcement. My second post is from the rfc website states they were into Balme for weeks, ironically landing him a week after fof mentioned his name. FOF hadn't even spoken to Balme,but the question remains had the rfc done so? Balme in threads and media articles at the time was mentioned of retiring up North. So was it a seed planted by fof which Big Ben seized the moment? We may never know the truth, but thank god he's with us.


The rebels who wanted to take over Richmond did deliver one positive change - the return of Neil Balme

Michelangelo Rucci,
Chief Football Writer,
The Advertiser
8 August 2017

IT is now down to four - Adelaide, Richmond, GWS and the ominous Sydney.

Unless Brownlow Medallist Patrick Dangerfield can indeed carry Geelong on his shoulders, the Cats are gone - more so once part of the “Dangerwood” combination, captain Joel Selwood, goes under the surgeon’s knife.

Forget Port Adelaide. Lightning will not strike twice with the AFL premiership titleholders at the Western Bulldogs. And whoever among Melbourne, St Kilda, Essendon and West Coast stays on the tightrope to the final eight, there will be no long run in September.

And for all that is repeatedly said of this season’s AFL competition being close - and erratic - the marathon run to September is catching up with the pretenders, in particular the Power that remarkably holds fifth spot.

The script is now true to all the AFL wanted while trying to avoid the traps of other professional sporting competitions that deliver the same winners season after season.

The final eight will have at least two and possibly three changes to last year. From last season, Hawthorn and North Melbourne are already eliminated. West Coast is not far behind.

But the greatest delight for the master planners at AFL House is the prospect of the Crows and Richmond proving that long-standing droughts do eventually fall, as do dynasties.

As the Bulldogs ended their 62-year wait for an AFL flag on October 1, there was one graphic published to remind all that the longest absences from the grand final were with Richmond (1982, 35 years) and Adelaide (1998, 19 years).

Now a Crows-Tigers grand final is one of the most-probable play-offs for the flag on September 30. And probably the most interesting.

It also will enhance the reputation of Neil Balme, a classic journeyman who has made a mark in three States - at home in WA, in SA as a premiership coach at Norwood and in the VFL-AFL as a player, coach but most significantly as a football department leader.

Balme was part of the Collingwood revival (with two grand finals) while striking a partnership coach Michael Malthouse. He had immediate success at Geelong with his move to the Cats in 2007 - after a vigorous review of the football department identified the need for his pragmatic leadership - ending a 44-year premiership drought.

And history may repeat in his first year back at his “home” VFL-AFL club of Richmond that has not won a flag since 1980. Each time Collingwood has pushed Balme “sideways” it has ended in tears for the Magpies - and champagne at the AFL club that has hired Balme.

Balme’s reputation as a premiership winner as a player (twice at Richmond, 1973 and 1974); as a coach (twice at Norwood, 1982 and 1984) and as an football department administrator (three times at Geelong, 2007, 2009 and 2011) would be crowned by ending the drought at Punt Road.

And it will prove that hapless rebel group that tried to take over the Richmond board with the “Focus on Footy” campaign did have one (maybe only one) grand idea - Get Balmey. Perhaps that is all Richmond ever needed.



http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport...e/news-story/78ff80e2ed3beba11cf955e2ccdcfb5a

Richmond board spill: Five burning questions after ‘Focus On Footy’ challengers announce proposals
AFL

• September 5, 2016 2:51pm
• by BEN WATERWORTH AND RILEY BEVERIDGE
• Source: FOX SPORTS

The challengers.Source: AAP
SO A leadership spill has been called at Tigerland.
Backed by premiership-winning Tigers captain Bruce Monteath and four-time premiership player Bryan Wood, the group is campaigning to overthrow the current Richmond board.

However, are these challengers — led by cardiologist Dr Martin Hiscock — the real deal?

We look at the key questions to come from Monday morning’s press conference and run the rule over whether mistakes will be rectified at Punt Road should they be successful.

WHO ARE THE CHALLENGERS?

THE ticket comprises of seven people, which is led by cardiologist Dr Martin Hiscock and includes former Richmond players Bruce Monteath and Bryan Wood.

Monteath captained the Tigers to their last premiership (1980), while Wood is a member of Richmond’s Hall of Fame after being part of three premierships (1973, 1974 and 1980). He also won a fourth flag at Essendon.

Other members include Philip Allison, Margaret Kearney, former club medico Dr David Marsh OAM and Ingrid Williams.

Hiscock did most of the talking at the presser and is the obvious main driver behind the challenge. But the presence of Wood and Monteath do add some identity and footy credibility to the spill proposal.

Hiscock said at Monday’s presser that there are “high-profile Richmond identities”, who were not named, backing the push.

Richmond’s board challengers. Picture: Michael Klein.Source: News Corp Australia
WHAT IS THEIR OBJECTIVE?

THE group hopes to overthrow the current Richmond board, including president Peggy O’Neal, in an attempt to help the club focus on and return to on-field success — hence the ‘Focus On Footy’ title for the campaign.

It’s proposing a tilt at seven board positions, with the other two positions, they hope, to be filled by two members of the Tigers’ current board.

Should it be successful in replacing the current board, the ‘Focus on Footy’ group would target the recruiting department as a key overhaul area after a number of failures. Hiscock made mention of several recruiting blunders at Monday’s presser, including missing out on Matthew Pavlich and Lance Franklin.

Hiscock said the current playing group had the ability to perform at a high level but “what concerns me is the attitude”.

The new group would also instil a rule that a Richmond board member would only be allowed to serve a maximum of nine years. A criticism of the current board is that there are too many who’ve been members for too long/

Hiscock said the club needed to have an “inspired football culture ... of success, accountability and ruthless, uncompromising football”.

“We need to have right people and make right decisions. Clear decision has to involve a focus on football,” Hiscock said.

Hiscock also said he didn’t want any blood, requesting a “smooth transition” between the two boards. Good luck.

WHO DO THEY WANT IN AT RICHMOND?

BESIDES themselves at board level, a big focus of the group’s campaign is to appoint a “chief executive of football” — and it desperately wants Neil Balme to fill that role.

After serving as Collingwood’s head of football, Balme is now considering an offer from the Pies to take on a director of coaching role — considered a “demotion” by some within the footy industry. Graeme ‘Gubby’ Allan will take on Balme’s old role.

But whether Balme takes up the offer at the Pies remains to be seen, with other opportunities undoubtedly available to him.

After sacking coach Justin Leppitsch, the Brisbane Lions have made it clear they’re keen for an experienced person to head up their football department. And the Lions would love Balme at the helm.

But the Focus on Footy campaign is gunning for Balme — a dual premiership player with the Tigers — to jump on its bandwagon and take up the potential newly-created football CEO role at Richmond.

Hiscock said Balme was an “obvious choice” for the position.

However when Channel 9 suggested that Balme wanted nothing to do with the push and didn’t even want to be mentioned in the presser, Hiscock said: “Oh, right, that’s fine then. We intend to talk him.”

Hiscock added it was his understanding that Balme has “always wanted to come back to Tigerland”.

Dr Martin Hiscock speaks at the press conference.Source: AAP
WHO DO THEY WANT TO KEEP?

SEEMINGLY everyone.

Although the challengers suggested they would arrive at Richmond with a strong emphasis on improving on-field results, they didn’t mention any sort of drastic overhaul.

The coach, Damien Hardwick, would keep his job should they be successful. The CEO, Brendon Gale, would also be retained. Even the GM of Football, Dan Richardson, would stay at Punt Road.

Richmond’s top five players would also stay. Trent Cotchin, Brett Deledio, Dustin Martin, Alex Rance and Jack Riewoldt were listed by Hiscock as his untouchables.

To sum up just how little would change personnel-wise under a new Richmond board, the challengers even revealed that two of the current board members would be retained and would fill the last two vacancies on their ticket.

ARE THEY FAIR DINKUM?

THE frustrations are real, but the means of rectifying past Richmond mistakes seemed shallow on the surface.

From the outset, president-delegate Dr Martin Hiscock was strong in his message: “Make no mistake, this challenge is real ... The Richmond Football Club is in crisis,” he said.

However, what followed was less emphatic.

Responses to how things at Tigerland would be ‘fixed’ under the new board’s guidance were simplistic, lacked depth and wouldn’t have left supporters with much confidence in their ability to turn things around.

The ‘Focus On Footy’ campaign obviously has a strong emphasis on on-field results, yet the challengers revealed they would keep coach Hardwick, Brendon Gale and Richardson — three key cogs in the current set-up.

In fact, the only suggested alteration to the current football department of any significance was to bring in Balme as a ‘CEO of Football’.

A lot hinges on a man even they conceded they were yet to speak to.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/ri...s/news-story/e82e11765653f033df8527b2e8385b1c

 

[TigerImposter]

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2016-09-12/football-department-structure-changes

Balme joins Richmond as part of Football re-structure
richmondfc.com.au September 12, 2016 3:00 PM

Gale explains reviewRichmond CEO, Brendon Gale speaks with Matthew Richardson about the findings from the Club's internal review.

Neil Balme during his time at Collingwood in 2015


As on-field performance declined in 2016, the Richmond Football Club Board instructed CEO Brendon Gale to undertake a full review of the Club’s football department.

As part of this review, independent external consultant Craig Mitchell, from Ernst & Young’s Sports Advisory Practice, was engaged to assist with the process.

Craig has conducted a range of performance evaluation projects for, and on behalf of, a number of elite sporting organisations, including the AFL Research Board, AFL clubs, Cricket Australia, Australian Sports Commission, Swimming Australia and Sport and Recreation Victoria.

The scope of the review was to examine the key aspects that impact the Club’s on-field performance, and to make recommendations to the Board to help the Club deliver sustained success into the future.



The review – which has taken more than 10 weeks to complete – included data analysis, comparative benchmarking and consultation with key stakeholders within the Club, including representatives from the Board, management, football operations, coaching, IT, list management, player welfare and the playing group.

Gale said the review had been a thorough process and had taken the time required.

“It would have been irresponsible to have outside noise dictate how long this process took,” Gale said. “Some will agree with the change, some won’t, but I can guarantee our members and supporters this change has been carefully considered and is well informed.

“Our fans are angry with what we produced in season 2016 – and they have every right to be. It did not meet our expectations and it demanded we identify what went wrong and how to address these shortcomings.

“Ultimately, this review has identified the need to get the right people in the right roles and to give them the clarity and structure that will allow them to focus on building a culture of success.

“We are absolutely committed to delivering success for our fans and we believe these significant structural changes and appointments will give us the best opportunity to do just that.”

Following the completion of the review, the Richmond Football Club will implement the following changes:

In recognition of the increasing complexities of managing an elite sporting environment, the football department will be re-structured.

To this end, Neil Balme has been appointed to the role of General Manager – Football.

“Neil brings tremendous experience and judgment to the role and a clear understanding of what successful environments look like, having been a part of six Grand Finals and three premierships as a leading football administrator,” Gale said.

“He has a great capacity to bring people together, make them better individually and collectively, and focus energies on the key aspects that drive football performance. He will now take responsibility for determining how we respond to the findings of the review.

“We have been in discussions with Neil for a number of weeks. He is excited by the challenge that lies ahead and clearly has a passion for a club where his football journey began. We are delighted that he has accepted this new role.”

The Club needs greater focus and accountability in list management and recruiting.

As a result, Dan Richardson will now become General Manager – Football Talent, working more closely with the head of list management and recruiting, Blair Hartley, on the Club’s list management strategy. The role will oversee all player contracting, management of the Club’s TPP program, player welfare, list management and recruiting, and the development of the Club’s Next Generation Academy.

“This is clearly a critical element of any high performance environment and we are of the view that it required increased resourcing,” Gale said.

“To have Dan focus completely on these areas significantly elevates our experience in a key part of the business. We also see the Next Generation Academy as an enormous opportunity for the Club to develop talent. We have a significant part of Victoria to work in and it needs to be appropriately managed and resourced.

“Dan will report into Neil, but both will be a part of the Club’s executive team, giving football a more prominent voice in the day-to-day running of the business.”

As part of the changes to the list management and recruiting structure, Matthew Clarke has been promoted to the role of national recruiting manager and will start in that position after the 2016 National Draft. Matthew replaces Francis Jackson, who will remain with the Club in a part-time capacity. The Club expects to make further investments in recruiting in the future.

“Matthew has a great understanding of the recruiting landscape and will now have responsibility for the development of our strategy,” Gale said. “Francis has been a great servant of the Club and we thank him for his contribution in that role over a long period of time.”

As previously advised, the Club has reviewed its coaching structure and, as a result, assistant coaches Ross Smith and Greg Mellor, along with senior development coach Mark Williams, were not offered new contracts.

New appointments to the coaching panel will be made in due course. In addition, the Club’s development and leadership programs, and the structures that support them, will be addressed as a priority by the new General Manager – Football.

In other changes, Luke Meehan has been promoted to the role of strength & conditioning coach, replacing Adam Douglas. Rob Inness has been appointed to the role of rehabilitation coach, taking over from Luke.

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2016-09-12/football-department-structure-changes

 

[Phar Ace]

What that family gives up in the looks department they sure got back in ability, if he learns to kick at set shots as well as he does on the run he will be scary.

He's just busting to kick a bag of 10. Next most likely.

 

[Livonski]

Absolutely...
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Haha. Mate I lifted the veil of "ignore" on this thread.
My my my....what the hell is going on here?

 

[Goldust]

Always wore the long sleeves Jeff Dunne I reckon.

Sure did!

 

[Jammo1111]

Balme

Thread should be "How did Hardwick get it so right?" this year